1. Straying off course is not recognized as a capital crime by civilized nations.”
2. “We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace.”
3. “Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal.”
4. “Words can destroy. What we call each other ultimately becomes what we think of each other, and it matters.”
5. “History is a better guide than good intentions.”
6. “A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.”
7. “There is an absolutely fundamental hostility on the part of totalitarian regimes toward religion.”
8. “Cultural constraints condition and limit our choices, shaping our characters with their imperatives.”
9. “Tyranny and anarchy are alike incompatible with freedom, security and the enjoyment of opportunity.”
10. “I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice or virtue come through merely human institutions.”
